Round 6: Tossup 18

A disaster memorial in this country contains a pink bedroom visible through a peephole in memory of a teenage victim. Intersecting ramps and a large central courtyard appear in an urban complex in this country called the West Village, which was designed by a native of this country who won the 2025 Pritzker Prize. In response to the prismatic shape of a building in this country, a nearby building had cannon-shaped cranes added to counterbalance. Two conjoined towers form a loop in a broadcasting company headquarters in this country (-5[1])that is often called “big pants” and was designed by Rem Koolhaas. (10[1])At age 91, an architect from this country designed the Museum of Islamic Art in Doha. For 10 points, (0[1]-5[1])name this home country of the architect of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and the Louvre Pyramid. ■END■ (10[1]0[1])

ANSWER: China [or People’s Republic of China; or PRC; or Zhōngguó; or Zhōnghuá Rénmín Gònghéguó] (The Pritzker Prize-winning architect is Liu Jiakun. The third sentence refers to the Bank of China Tower and the HSBC Building.)
<Chicago C, Other Fine Arts> | Packet F - Chicago C, McGill C, WashU A, Chicago B
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Summary

TournamentEditionMatchHeardConv. %Neg %Avg. Buzz
California (North)Main Site367%33%73.50
California (South)Main Site4100%0%104.75
CanadaMain Site1080%60%117.88
FloridaMain Site367%67%119.50
Great LakesMain Site5100%0%100.40
Lower Mid-AtlanticMain Site989%44%118.25
MidwestMain Site875%38%109.67
NortheastMain Site683%17%99.80
OverflowMain Site4100%0%84.00
South CentralMain Site2100%50%116.50
SoutheastMain Site786%29%114.67
UKMain Site1292%17%99.64
Upper Mid-AtlanticMain Site8100%25%106.63
Upstate NYMain Site475%25%114.33